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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Other  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Average I would not recommend you go to this University and I am making a list about why: First of all; lets start with academics. The classes here are not very challenging for the most part(With the exception being the Math Department). Most of the work you will be doing will be endless hours of busywork that will require you to complete daily homework assignments. And this isn't just consistent in one class or department; nearly all the classes offered at this University are revolved around doing daily/weekly "busywork" type assignments. This will drain a lot of your free time and often you will end a semester without actually learning anything outside of "Plug in this; Plug in that." Academics are mediocre at best but they are not necessarily bad. Second lets get into the parking situation. Every year the number of students attending goes up but the parking spots never seem to increase. Every day many students are forced to park their cars at the opposite end of the campus just to find a parking spot in order to get to class. As far as I know, the University has done nothing to increase parking spaces(By building new lots). Third, the social life on the campus is obsolete. You have to go out of your way to join clubs or teams just to communicate with just about anyone on campus. Most people will just go to class and run straight to their cars and go home. And the worst part about it is that the school takes absolute ZERO initiative to help students out in this area of the College experience. I am not talking about Parties here; I am talking about the general feel that any of the bigger College campuses have(Such at MSU or UofM). People here seem to have no life at all and just go to class and then go back to work. On the weekends the campus is dead and there is no initiative to change this. I am probably repeating myself but don't come here expecting to have fun. And I mean any fun at all; the campus is socially dead. Fourth of all; it feels so much like High School. In fact, it really is just like one giant high school. A lot of people still live with their parents and they go to class and then go home exactly like high school. The teachers talk to you like 10 years old exactly like the way it was in high school. Its something that you will have to experience yourself with you come here- But it is not a good feeling. I don't like walking to my class knowing that I have a teacher who will treat me like I am 5 years old. Fifth, like people have already said the financial aid office is not very good. In fact the difference in credit hour isn't really that significant between MSU and OU. So if you have the money I suggest that you go somewhere else. The only way I would recommend to stay at OU is if you commute from home and don't have the money to attend a more expensive College. Perceived Campus Safety: A+, Social Life: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Nov 22 2008 2nd Year Male -- Class 2010    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=55771&uid=691'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   English  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright The school looks nice. That's about it. Financial aid is horrible and you go half of the semester without books/aid being done. They stall and stall in that office. When you have your forms in, they add another form at the 11th hour. Some of the professors aren't willing to help and they're arrogant. If I weren't so close to grad, I'd leave. I am not going here for Grad school and will be going back to where I came from: up north. Really, the english department sucks. Everything is four credits and at other schools, english classes are 3 so you can cover more authors/periods in time. There are hardly any 3 credit classes like there are in other schools. And I feel like I'm in high school all over again instead of college with the way the profs(a majority of them. not all of them) treat you. DO NOT GO HERE. AVOID AT ALL COSTS. Campus Maintenance: B+, Useful Schoolwork: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Oct 06 2008 2nd Year Female -- Class 2009    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=54714&uid=691'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Unknown  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Not so bright Yeah OU's really boring if dont want to have fun go to oakland Scholastic Success: B+, Social Life: D Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Jul 13 2008 1st Year Female -- Class 2012    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=52292&uid=691'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Other  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Super Brilliant TO EVERYONE WHO USES THIS WEBSITE: OAKLAND UNIVERSITY PUSHES THIS WEBSITE. THEY ARE ALSO "FEEDING" THE REPLIES ON THIS WEBSITE WITH THEIR OWN ADMINISTRATION COMMENTS. WHAT YOU ARE READING IS OFTEN THE VIEWS THAT THE ADMINISTRATION WANT YOU TO HEAR. YOU CAN SEE THAT THE COMMENTS OF STUDENTS LIKE MYSELF ARE NEGATED AND RIDICULED AND THE COMMENTS OF OTHERS ASSIGNED TO BUILD-UP OU ARE QUICKLY PUT ON THIS WEBSITE WHENEVER A STUDENT PUTS ON COMMENTS THAT ARE TRUTHFULL AND OFTEN NEGATIVE. THIS GIVES YOU A VIEW OF THE OU FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATION. I RECOMMEND YOU FIND SOMEWHERE ELSE TO GO. IF YOU GO TO OU BE PREPARED FOR RIDICULOUS ASSIGNMENTS, IRRATIONAL TEACHERS THAT DO NOT RESPECT STUDENTS, AND IN ADMINISTRATION, IN DEPARTMENTS, AND IN FINANCIAL AID THAT TREAT YOU TERRIBLY - THEY ARE VERY CONTROLLING AND UNREASONABLE. I HAVE TO FINISH MY BACHELOR AT OU BUT I WILL DO MY MASTERS WORK AT ANOTHER SCHOOL. ALSO GO TO www.ratemyprofessor.com TO GET MORE INFO ON INDIVIDUAL TEACHERS. ANYONE WHO "LOVES" OU IS ONE OF THEM AND HAS NOT BEEN THE SUBJECT OF DISCRIMINATION AND ABUSE. Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Jul 01 2008 2nd Year Female -- Class 2010    Forward  Blog it! 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